Joking about a situation where human lives are lost may seem tone-deaf. But it is humour that gets us through.
Tag: Coronavirus updates
‘Hashtag Life’: Is Instagram Our Saviour During Lockdown?
It is making us realise that the world is more available to us than it actually is, closer than it ever was.
The Invisible
'They exist in our midst, keep our cities going, yet are invisible.'
Diary of an Introvert: Lockdown and Why Community Support Matters
This lockdown would have been so much more difficult if we did not have a safety net in the people around us.
Training and Gear, Not Lathi-Charges, Would Help the Police Fight COVID-19
Brutality, aside from being illegal, is simply counterproductive. It will alienate people from being part of joint effort between the state and citizens to halt the spread of this …
The Long Walk
'Hunger, fatigue, thirst. Which one will get me first?'
‘The Lifeboat Association’: Why We Feel So Driven to Help Each Other
Here's what anarchist thinker Peter Kroptokin has to say.
The New Normal: ‘I Am Reminded I Have the Privilege of Doing Nothing’
'The New Normal' each week hopes to bring you the raw voices of people from across India as they live through these unparalleled times.
Pervasive Pandemic
A poem about the various kinds of lives in a city that can be affected by the coronavirus.
COVID-19: The Joys of Silence and Coming Together
Despite all the horror and pain COVID-19 brings with it, it has also taught us a lesson that generations to come will remember – don’t run too fast because …